Forensic Science and Criminology

An Open Access, Peer Reviewed Journal
Impact-Factor: 2.21*
Online ISSN: 2513-8677

About Journal

Forensic Science and Criminology

Online ISSN: 2513-8677

Impact Factor: 2.21*

Jian Tie (Editor-in-Chief)

Nihon University School of Medicine

Forensic Science and Criminology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal which considers manuscripts in the field of forensic research, evidence analysis and criminal investigation.

FSC journal provides an international forum for the publication of original articles, reviews and correspondence on subjects that cover practical and theoretical areas of interest relating to the wide range of forensic aspects and legal medicine.

FSC welcomes direct submissions from authors: Attach your word file with e-mail and send it to submissions@oatext.com alternatively to editor.fsc@oatext.com

Evidential topics of interest to the journal include, but are not limited to

Forensic Medicine and Psychiatry

Forensic Psychology

Forensic Odontology

Restraint Injuries

Forensic Pathology

Torture and Human Rights

Forensic Psychiatry

Death Investigation and Causes of Death

Forensic Radiology

Forensic Science

Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Toxicology

Digital forensics

Forensic Anthropology

Document Examination

Forensic Odontology

Child Abuse and Neglect

Domestic Violence

Interpersonal Violence

Sexual Violence

Elder Abuse

Suicidal Behaviours

Please, follow the Instructions for Authors. In the cover letter add the name and e-mail address of 5 proposed reviewers (we can choose them or not).

Copyright is retained by the authors and articles can be freely used and distributed by others. Articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published by FSC, is properly cited.

Jian Tie


Biography: Jian Tie is an assistant professor of Nihon University School of Medicine for legal medicine, Professor of China Medical University Shenyang China. He has received a MD PhD in Clinical Medicine from the China Medical University Shenyang China in 1978-1992. He has also received a PhD in Medicine from the Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan in 1992-1995.

Research Interests: His major research interest is application of DNA polymorphism to forensic criminal casework and paternity testing. He also have several research interests including forensic Clinical Medicine, Forensic pathology etc. His current research is on direct PCR amplification from low copy number of forensic DNA samples.

Editorial Board.


Janina Zięba-Palus

Professor of Forensic chemistry
Institute of Forensic Research
Kraków
Poland

Andrea Porzionato

Executive Editor
Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience
University of Padua
Italy

Vincent Stefan

Department of Anthropology
Herbert H. Lehman College - CUNY
USA


Kenneth F. Cohrn

Chief Forensic Odontologist
District 9 Medical examiner’s Office Orlando, USA

Arleen C. Gonzalez, J.D

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Stockton University, USA

Roger Metcalf

Forensic dentist
Tarrant County Medical Examiner's District, USA


Anand Mugadlimath

Associate Professor
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
S. Nijalingappa Medical College
India

Philippe Charlier

Assistant professor
Paris-Descartes University
France

Hongliang Zhang

Associate Professor
National Natural Science Foundation of China


Christopher M. Engle-Tjaden

Adjunct Professor
Forensic Photography
Marian University
Fond du Lac, WI
USA

Ambarkova Vesna

Faculty of Dental Medicine
Vodnjanska 17 University
Macedonia

Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá

Associate Professor
Howard University
Department of Philosophy
USA


Alireza Heidari

Full Professor and Academic Tenure of Chemistry
Faculty of Chemistry,
California South University (CSU)
USA

Mehdi Gholamrezaee

Bio-Statistician
Department of Psychiatry
CHUV, Lausanne
Switzerland

David J. Lamagna

Founder and Manager
American Forensic Technologies LLC
USA


Jian Tie

Division of Legal Medicine
Department of Social Medicine
Nihon University School of Medicine
Japan

In Press


The status of Chinese handwriting identification and the improvement of methodologies

Guanqing Wang

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

May 18, 2019


Observation of a previously unseen tri-allelic pattern in hydroxylase tyrosine (TH01) locus

Guanqing Wang Rosana CF Silva Marek HF Ekert Marina L Mazanek Carmélia S Miranda Adenildo R dos Santos Silvana MC do Monte Sarah G de Castro Antonio C de Souza Cícero E Ramalho-Neto

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

June 24, 2019


Current Issue

Volume 3, Issue 2


Tri-allelic pattern at the TPOX locus: human identification in Brazil

Marek HF Ekert Marina L Mazanek Carmelia S Miranda Alessandro LN Santos Rosana CF Silva

Review Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

October 02, 2018


Alternative methodology for extraction of high-quality DNA from ancient bones by demineralization without pulverization

Rosana CF Silva Marek HF Ekert Marina L Mazanek Carmélia S Miranda Alessandro LN Santos Adenildo R dos Santos Silvana MC do Monte Sarah G de Castro Antonio C de Souza Cícero E Ramalho-Neto

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

December 14, 2018


Archive


Volume 3

Tri-allelic pattern at the TPOX locus: human identification in Brazil

Marek HF Ekert Marina L Mazanek Carmelia S Miranda Alessandro LN Santos Rosana CF Silva

Review Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

October 02, 2018


Alternative methodology for extraction of high-quality DNA from ancient bones by demineralization without pulverization

Rosana CF Silva Marek HF Ekert Marina L Mazanek Carmélia S Miranda Alessandro LN Santos Adenildo R dos Santos Silvana MC do Monte Sarah G de Castro Antonio C de Souza Cícero E Ramalho-Neto

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

December 14, 2018


Forensic analysis of navigation system (GPS) – A case study

P N Ramakrishnan

Case Report-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

February 06, 2018


Trends and causes of psychiatric inpatient deaths: A ten-year retrospective study at a secure forensic psychiatric centre in Canada

Olajide O Adelugba Mansfield Mela Inam U Haq

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

February 09, 2018


Letter to Editor-NCIC FPC Filing Sequence Formula

Andres J. Washington

Letter to Editor-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

February 18, 2018


Multi-laboratory validation of a Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol LC-MS/MS test kit designed for quantifying THC and marijuana metabolites in blood

Amy L. Patton Joseph O. Jones Anne Nord D.W. Eversole Erin E. Feazell Kristen Mauldin Lingyun Li Lee D. Williams Shasha Bai Kermit Channell Gregory Endres Matthew Gamette Jeffery H. Moran

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

March 28, 2018


Expanded and mega-plex STR panels as a tool for presumptive population assignment

Louise Dawnay Robyn Flamson Nick Dawnay

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

March 29, 2018


Volume 2

Quantification of LSD in seized samples using one chromatographic methodology for diode array detection and electrochemical detection

Érica Naomi Oiye Antonio José Ipólito Marcelo Firmino de Oliveira

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

July 11, 2017


Postmortem histopathological examination of changes due to systemic ischemia/hypoxia in the thyroid gland

Tomoya Ikeda Naoto Tani Tomomi Michiue Shigeki Oritani Fumiya Morioka Stefan Potente Takaki Ishikawa

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

July 17, 2017


Confabulation: A Beginner’s Guide for legal professionals

Jerrod Brown Cody Charette Deb Huntley Anthony P. Wartnik Cameron R. Wiley Janina Cich Stephen Morgan Kimberly D. Dodson

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

September 30, 2017


Court medical matters: It started with a headache

George Gregory Buttigieg

Case Report-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

October 21, 2017


“Detergent suicide” by adolescent as instructed by internet: A case report

Stavroula Papadodima Ioannis Papoutsis Panagiota Nikolaou Chara Spiliopoulou Maria Stefanidou

Case Report-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

March 06, 2017


The usefulness of infrared spectroscopy in examinations of adhesive tapes for forensic purposes

Janina Zięba-Palus

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

March 07, 2017


Forensic examinations of micro-traces

Janina Zięba-Palus

Editorial-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

April 07, 2017


Non-destructive technique for individualizing trace evidence analysis of tiger nail

Ashvinkumar H. Italiya Niha Ansari Shobhana K. Menon

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

April 08, 2017


Is north Indian population changing it craniofacial form? A study of secular trends in craniometric indices and its relation to sex and ancestry estimation

Vineeta Saini Mitali Mehta Rajshri Saini Satya Narayan Shamal Tej Bali Singh Sunil Kumar Tripathi

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

April 14, 2017


Logic for the document examiner

Marcel B. Matley

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

May 30, 2017


Accuracy and reliability of Southern European standards for the tibia: a test of two Mediterranean populations

Julieta G. García-Donas Oguzhan Ekizoglu Ali Er Mustafa Bozdag Mustafa Akcaoglu Ismail Ozgur Can Elena F. Kranioti

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

January 20, 2017


Noneconomic damages due to physical and sexual assault: estimates from civil jury awards

Ted R. Miller Mark A. Cohen Delia Hendrie

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

January 23, 2017


Identification by comparison of caries free bitewing radiographs: Impact of observer qualifications and their clinical experience

Sudheer B. Balla Andrew Forgie

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

February 07, 2017


Soil transference patterns on clothing fabrics and plastic buttons: Image processing and laboratory dragging experiments

Kathleen R. Murray Robert W. Fitzpatrick Ralph Bottrill Hilton Kobus

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

February 17, 2017


An investigation of the pattern formed by soil transfer when clothing fabrics are placed on soil using visual examination and image processing analysis

Kathleen R. Murray Robert W. Fitzpatrick Ralph Bottrill Hilton Kobus

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

February 17, 2017


Volume 1

Beyond DVI: Future identification, research and archiving

Khoo Lay See Sarah Aziz Mohd Shah Mahmood

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

November 21, 2016


Secondary identifier for positive identification in DVI

Lay See Khoo Poh Soon Lai Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi Mohd Shah Mahmood

Case Study-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

December 02, 2016


Species identification of a suspected bone found in blood sausage

Posik DM Bustamante AV Lyall V Peral García P Padola NL Giovambattista G

Case Study-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

December 09, 2016


Forensic histopathology of the carotid body

Andrea Porzionato Maria M. Sfriso Veronica Macchi Martina Contran Anna Rambaldo Lucia Petrelli Raffaele De Caro

Review Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

December 14, 2016


Narcissism, self-esteem, shame regulation and juvenile delinquency

Schalkwijk F.W Jack Dekker Jaap Peen Geert Jan Stams

Research Article-Forensic Science and Criminology (FSC)

December 19, 2016


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FSC welcomes direct submissions from authors: Attach your word file with e-mail and send it to: submissions@oatext.com alternatively to: editor.fsc@oatext.com

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